EP 3424467 A4 20191009 - ANTIBACTERIAL APPARATUS FOR IN-VIVO IMPLANTATION
Title (en)
ANTIBACTERIAL APPARATUS FOR IN-VIVO IMPLANTATION
Title (de)
ANTIBAKTERIELLE VORRICHTUNG ZUR IN-VIVO-IMPLANTATION
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ANTIBACTÉRIEN POUR IMPLANTATION IN VIVO
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 2016038135 A 20160229
- JP 2017007798 W 20170228
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3424467A1] An antimicrobial interbody cage made of a first material and a second material, wherein a body of the interbody cage comprises the second material; at least a part of the body of the interbody cage is coated with the first material; at least a surface of the first material comprises an antimicrobial metal; at least a surface of the second material is nobler than the first material; an electric circuit is formed between the first material and the second material when the device is implanted in vivo for use; and ions of the antimicrobial metal are eluted from the first material under a presence of an electrolyte to impart an antimicrobial property to a surface and/or a surrounding area of the first material.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61L 27/045 (2013.01); A61L 27/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2821 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30052 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4495 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00059 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00077 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00083 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00113 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00137 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00395 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00407 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00413 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00449 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00467 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00473 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0055 (2013.01); A61L 2300/102 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] WO 2015148800 A1 20151001 - NANOVIS LLC [US]
- [A] WO 2009111300 A2 20090911 - SMITH & NEPHEW INC [US], et al
- See references of WO 2017150534A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3424467 A1 20190109; EP 3424467 A4 20191009; AU 2017226479 A1 20180816; CN 109152646 A 20190104; CN 109152646 B 20210126; JP 6826583 B2 20210203; JP WO2017150534 A1 20190124; WO 2017150534 A1 20170908
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 17760000 A 20170228; AU 2017226479 A 20170228; CN 201780012694 A 20170228; JP 2017007798 W 20170228; JP 2018503330 A 20170228